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Watching children, or a loved one experience challenging times and emotional hardship is extremely tough, especially when you don’t know how you can or should help them

A common self-destructive habit and behaviour that people find hard to support loved ones through are abnormal or disturbed eating habits. Eating disorders are complex and come in various forms. Today we’re here to chat about warning signs and offer tips to help you, help those you love.

Eating disorders affect people of all walks of life, however is becoming increasingly common in adolescents and young people. As a disclaimer, this is assumed due to social pressures and stereotypes with the help of social media.

Despite that the term disordered eating refers to food and is observed as a physical condition, eating disorders are in fact more commonly associated with complex mental health conditions.

It’s a very raw, and unpleasant topic to approach but necessary if we are truly committed to doing all we can to offer our support to those in need.

So if you think your child is showing signs of an eating disorder or a loved one in your life, it’s important to seek support as soon as possible.

Today, to help show our support and address this challenging topic we welcome our special guest, and one of our partners here at Kiddipedia, Stel Coombe-Heath, a leading authority in binge and emotional eating recovery.

Stel leads various programs on changing mindsets around eating and healthy food choices. She supports her clients to cultivate healthy eating habits and to build trust with food.

We ask Stel questions including:

  1. What are eating disorders and how may they start?
  2. We usually assume an eating disorder is related to anorexia or bulimia, however, it’s rarely spoken about the cases of emotional eaters that can lead to a disorder. Could you please expand on this for us now?
  3. What can you share with us about your experiences?
  4. As a holistic health coach, what are some of the some of the self-transformation health practices and techniques you apply to help your clients?
  5. What is the difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating?
  6. What are the signs and dangers of disordered eating?
  7. How can we look for the warning signs?
  8. How can anyone listening support someone with disordered eating?
  9. Do you think the best way to avoid these problems getting out of hand is by early recognition and early treatment?
  10. If we’re concerned about a loved one suffering with disordered eating, a child, adolescent, relative or friend, how should you best approach it?
  11. Why is it important to talk about it?

For Stel’s full article, please go to: https://kiddipedia.com.au/how-to-support-someone-with-disordered-eating/

For further details:

https://wholesomelifestyleproject.com/

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Podcast: https://kite.link/Beyond-Overeating-by-Wholesome-Lifestyle-project

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